USC 6722 (P235532)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

USC 6722

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (livestock siskur2?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

59.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) masz2 a-gu
2. 1(disz) masz2 lu2-dingir-ra gudu4 {d}nun-gal
3. 1(disz) udu nig2-du7-pa-e3
4. 1(disz) udu ukken-ne2
blank space
5. sze-ta sa10#-[a]
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu x-[...]
2. 5(disz) gukkal [...]
3. 5(disz) udu x-[...]
4. 2(disz) udu ur#-[...]
blank space
5. udu gu2-na#
6. mu-kux(DU)#
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5
8. mu# us2-sa# {d}i#-bi2#-{d}suen# lugal

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (livestock siskur2?)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.02.01.00 (us2 year)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P235532
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P235532

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	59.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	75% (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number	USC 6722
Accession Number	USC accession no. 136

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	164359

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-15 at 08:16:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-10-06 at 07:55:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:44:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-09-16 at 22:00:29	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“USC 6722 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235532.

USC 6722 artifact entry (No. P235532). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235532 (Original work published 1970)

USC 6722 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235532 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235532},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“USC 6722 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235532.

USC 6722 artifact entry (No. P235532). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235532 (Original work published 1970)

USC 6722 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235532 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6722 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235532},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235532},
}

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DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235532
LB  - CDLI:P235532
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - USC 6722 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235532
ER  -